Saturday, May 30

New club aims to encourage creativity, cathartic expression through slam poetry

A new campus organization focused on literary creativity is building a safe space for students to express themselves through writing and performance. SLAM uniVERSE, founded fall 2018 by UCLA students Justine Ramos, Maria Zamarripa and Alexandro Guerrero, is a slam poetry club that aims to teach UCLA students about the benefits of creative literary expression. Read more...

Photo: Maria Zamarripa, Alexandro Guerrero, and Justine Ramos (left to right) created SLAM uniVERSE to help students express themselves through performance and writing. (Courtesy of SLAM uniVERSE)


Campus organizations to distribute hygiene kits to homeless veterans

Several groups on campus will team up to donate 500 hygiene kits to homeless veterans in Los Angeles. UCLA’s Transfer Student Center and Veteran Resource Center, along with Hunger Project Advocacy at UCLA, asked students to donate their unused hygiene products to create 500 kits, which will be handed out at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ West Los Angeles Medical Center on Nov. Read more...

Photo: Advocacy groups at UCLA asked students to donate unused hygiene products to create 500 kits, which will be handed out to homeless veterans at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Center on Nov. 30. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)


Healthy relationships set sail for students after ResLife love language workshop

Students discovered how they communicate love at a relationships workshop Tuesday evening. Residential Life hosted “Healthy Relationships Workshop: Love Languages” with Wazo Connect, a student-run mental health mentorship program, to help students learn about how they communicate love. Read more...

Photo: Residential Life hosted “Healthy Relationships Workshop: Love Languages” with Wazo Connect, a student-run mental health mentorship program, to help students learn about how they communicate love. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)



Residence hall fire alarms cry wolf, spark contempt and community among students

Hedrick Hall residents have dubbed their building the Fire Alarm Villa after an unprecedented 12 fire alarms went off this quarter due to faulty detectors. A few isolated fire alarm incidents began between July 3 and Sept. Read more...

Photo: Hedrick Hall was dubbed the Fire Alarm Villa by its residents after faulty hall fire alarms went off 12 times this quarter. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Student media and student government dispute over recording of USAC meeting

This post was updated Nov. 21 at 3:51 p.m. Student media and student government disputed student journalists’ right to record a council meeting Tuesday and Nov. Read more...

Photo: Yosef Nemanpour, the editor-in-chief of Ha’am newsmagazine, was urged by Undergraduate Students Association Council members to turn off his livestream of the council’s discussion about a free speech resolution Nov. 13. (Isra Ameen/Daily Bruin)


Hammer’s internship program offers students hands-on experiences in arts

Theresa Sotto said one of her favorite parts of being the associate director of academic programs at the Hammer Museum is watching UCLA students come into the Hammer seeking educational opportunities. Read more...

Photo: The Hammer Museum offers yearlong internship programs to UCLA students that aim to foster connections between the interns and museum staff. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)



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